2014–15 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

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2014–15 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record18–18 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Johnson
  • Kevin Washington
  • Alex Stone
Home arenaMemorial Hall
Seasons
2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina Central 16 0   1.000 25 8   .758
Norfolk State 12 4   .750 20 14   .588
Maryland Eastern Shore 11 5   .688 18 15   .545
Howard 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
Delaware State 9 7   .563 18 18   .500
Hampton 8 8   .500 17 18   .486
South Carolina State 7 9   .438 11 22   .333
Bethune–Cookman 7 9   .438 11 21   .344
Coppin State 6 10   .375 8 23   .258
North Carolina A&T 6 10   .375 9 23   .281
Morgan State 5 11   .313 7 24   .226
Savannah State 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
Florida A&M 2 14   .125 2 27   .069
2015 MEAC tournament winner

The 2014–15 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by first year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–18, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the MEAC tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Radford.

In a 104–92 win over Coppin State on March 5, center Kendall Gray scored 33 points and had 30 rebounds. He was the first NCAA Division I player to get 30 rebounds in a game since December 14, 2005.[1]

Roster[edit]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Quincy Tillinghast Guard 6–0 160 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio
1 Kendall Gray Center 6–10 240 Senior Dover, Delaware
2 Kendal Williams Guard 6–0 160 Senior Stone Mountain, Georgia
3 Scott Sill Forward 6–9 215 Sophomore Windsor, Connecticut
4 Kris Walden Guard 6–1 180 Junior Richmond, Virginia
5 Tyshawn Bell Forward 6–7 215 Senior Dover, Delaware
10 Kavon Waller Forward 6–5 210 Freshman Chester, Virginia
11 DeAndre Haywood Guard 6–2 200 Sophomore Paterson, New Jersey
20 Mrdjan Gasevic Forward/Center 6–7 235 Sophomore Mladenovac, Serbia
21 Larry Haley Guard 6–3 190 Junior Largo, Maryland
22 Aric Dickerson Guard/Forward 6–6 200 Junior Chicago, Illinois
23 Jason Owens Forward 6–6 232 Junior Seaford, Delaware
25 Artem Tavakalyan Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Moscow, Russia
35 Todd Hughes Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Smyrna, Delaware
44 Amere May Guard 6–3 185 Senior Covert, Michigan
55 Charles Burley Guard 5–10 185 Senior Wilmington, Delaware

Schedule[edit]

[2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2014*
4:30 pm
at Penn W 77–75 OT 1–0
The Palestra (2,535)
Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Baptist Bible W 104–63  2–0
Memorial Hall (1,474)
Dover, DE
11/19/2014*
8:00 pm
at North Texas
Roundball Showcase
L 55–62  2–1
The Super Pit (1,491)
Denton, TX
11/21/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at Arkansas
Roundball Showcase
L 71–99  2–2
Bud Walton Arena (14,740)
Fayetteville, AR
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
at Iona
Roundball Showcase
L 76–126  2–3
Hynes Athletic Center (1,414)
New Rochelle, NY
11/28/2014*
7:00 pm
at Wake Forest
Roundball Showcase
W 72–65  3–3
LJVM Coliseum (8,054)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/02/2014*
1:00 am
at Hawaiʻi L 60–75  3–4
Stan Sheriff Center (4,745)
Honolulu, HI
12/07/2014*
12:00 pm
at Delaware W 66–53  4–4
Bob Carpenter Center (2,020)
Newark, DE
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm
Campbell L 55–70  4–5
Memorial Hall (878)
Dover, DE
12/13/2014*
2:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 44–83  4–6
Ryan Center (4,613)
Kingston, RI
12/17/2014*
2:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 72–64  5–6
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (535)
Brooklyn, NY
12/20/2014*
3:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 70–83  5–7
Matthew Knight Arena (5,530)
Eugene, OR
12/28/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple L 56–66  5–8
Liacouras Center (4,642)
Philadelphia, PA
01/05/2015*
7:00 pm
Cheyney W 90–68  6–8
Memorial Hall (918)
Dover, DE
01/10/2015
4:00 pm
Morgan State L 69–73  6–9 (0–1)
Memorial Hall (975)
Dover, DE
01/12/2015
7:00 pm
at Howard W 79–76  7–9 (1–1)
Burr Gymnasium (1,665)
Washington, D.C.
01/17/2015
4:00 pm
South Carolina State W 60–49  8–9 (2–1)
Memorial Hall (1,549)
Dover, DE
01/19/2015
4:00 pm
Savannah State W 59–50  9–9 (3–1)
Memorial Hall (1,367)
Dover, DE
01/24/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at North Carolina A&T W 67–52  10–9 (4–1)
Corbett Sports Center (1,040)
Greensboro, NC
01/26/2015
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at North Carolina Central L 54–55  10–10 (4–2)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,019)
Durham, NC
01/31/2015
6:00 pm
at South Carolina State L 74–78  10–11 (4–3)
SHM Memorial Center (915)
Orangeburg, SC
02/03/2015*
7:30 pm
at NJIT L 51–69  10–12
Fleisher Center (937)
Newark, NJ
02/07/2015
4:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman L 70–75  10–13 (4–4)
Memorial Hall (1,532)
Dover, DE
02/09/2015
7:30 pm
Florida A&M W 90–74  11–13 (5–4)
Memorial Hall (1,186)
Dover, DE
02/14/2015
4:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 91–85  12–13 (6–4)
Hytche Athletic Center (5,411)
Princess Anne, MD
02/16/2015
7:30 pm
Coppin State L 92–96  12–14 (6–5)
Memorial Hall (1,238)
Dover, DE
02/21/2015
6:00 pm
at Hampton W 74–71  13–14 (7–5)
Hampton Convocation Center (4,391)
Hampton, VA
02/23/2015
8:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 71–81  13–15 (7–6)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,152)
Norfolk, VA
02/28/2015
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 65–69  13–16 (7–7)
Memorial Hall (1,738)
Dover, DE
03/02/2015
7:30 pm
Hampton W 85–75  14–16 (8–7)
Memorial Hall (1,687)
Dover, DE
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Coppin State W 104–92  15–16 (9–7)
Physical Education Complex (538)
Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
03/09/2015
6:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Savannah State
First round
W 64–58  16–16
Norfolk Scope (3,111)
Norfolk, VA
03/12/2015
9:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Howard
Quarterfinals
W 65–60  17–16
Norfolk Scope (N/A)
Norfolk, VA
03/13/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. North Carolina Central
Semifinals
W 63–57  18–16
Norfolk Scope (N/A)
Norfolk, VA
03/14/2015
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Hampton
Championship game
L 61–82  18–17
Norfolk Scope (N/A)
Norfolk, VA
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015*
8:00 pm
Radford
First round
L 57–78  18–18
Memorial Hall (1,038)
Dover, DE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Troy Machir (March 6, 2015). "Delaware State-Coppin State box score is absolutely incredible". Sporting News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".